Yeah I meant the American Record. Point remains the same, though. In the past, he's embraced the sit and kick even when he claims to seek a record. He is very reluctant to lead before the very end, which can hurt him in a field without a definite late leader like Kenenisa Bekele or El Guerrouj.
Wheating obviously has the 1500m record in his sights
3:29.3 #47 AT
3:30.9 #158 AT
Lagat's an American? I thought he was a Kenyan? Hey, I got an idea, why don't we get the second tier African runners to become U.S. citizens and then we can compete on the world distance scene again.
Mrr82 wrote:I think you are misremembering (to quote RC). He did run several good 3k's, but i believe he only ran one 1500, his 3:32, in his very last race of the year at the end of Sept. That was pretty impressive considering it was just for kicks at the end of a year he hadn't lost in anything until that race (he took 2nd).
i've seen on tv all his 1500s
he was as serious in all of them as in chasing a 5k or 10k wr
don't be fooled by "end of year payday" shenanigans
2 of them he got ass-whupped by choge & komen on the last lap - he simply coudn't hold on & they just glided away in last 100
the 1 win was against kaouch, where dirty bastard kennster pushed him out into lane 3 to prevent being overtaken in stretch - that shouda been an instant dq
kennster was never a 3'30 guy in those years off his 5k/10k ability
low-3'31 at best